THE WIRE: Polls to determine Favorite Characters, Pre-Poll Discussion

It appears to me that new voting in the polls is prevented by the threads falling off the front pages of whatever new posts lists Dopers are used to seeing. View counts continue to climb but Voter counts are the same (except for two polls – Docks and Law – where we picked up one voter each) as they were in my latest post. My guess is that people who already voted are checking back to see how the votes are going. Otherwise, new Viewers are just failing to vote!

As I see it, either we (you) need to bump the threads with some teaser to urge more people to vote, perhaps with the blessing of the Mods, or else just go ahead and close them to further voting. The range of voters is from 19 for The Paper to 45 for The Street. We do have a solid list of at least 50 characters that could go into a Final Poll as soon as you’re ready for it. That latest summary would do for a working list. Or you could select your own list from the polls themselves.

What are your thoughts?

With a little flurry of additional voting since my last post, I’ve gone ahead with a full-blown update. See Post #79 for the Before picture and an explanation of the sequence of these headers:

The Wire – all seasons discussion thread with OPEN SPOILERS ( 1 2)
by jrepka 79 1,359 Cafe Society

The Wire – all seasons discussion thread with OPEN SPOILERS ( 1 2)
by jrepka 79 1,515 Cafe Society

Old SDMB Threads Dealing With “The Wire” TV Show
by Zeldar 8 1,341 Cafe Society

Old SDMB Threads Dealing With “The Wire” TV Show
by Zeldar 8 1,405

THE WIRE: Polls to determine Favorite Characters, Pre-Poll Discussion ( 1 2)
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THE WIRE: Polls to determine Favorite Characters, Pre-Poll Discussion ( 1 2)
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Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE STREET
by Bob Ducca 21 420 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE STREET
by Frostillicus 24 615 Cafe Society

Who are your EIGHT (8) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE STREET?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 11:28 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 43

Who are your EIGHT (8) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE STREET?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 11:28 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48

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Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: OMAR
by mhendo 11 304 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: OMAR
by Frostillicus 14 490 Cafe Society
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Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE LAW
by LawMonkey 4 256 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE LAW
by Frostillicus 7 424 Cafe Society

Who are your EIGHT (8) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE LAW?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:54 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 31

Who are your EIGHT (8) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE LAW?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:54 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 39

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE DOCKS
by Bob Ducca 11 253 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE DOCKS
by Hello Again 13 411 Cafe Society

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE DOCKS?
This poll will close on 08-18-2010 at 08:03 PM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 26

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE DOCKS?
This poll will close on 08-18-2010 at 08:03 PM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 31

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE SCHOOL
by Maserschmidt 5 225 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE SCHOOL
by alexandra 6 361 Cafe Society

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE SCHOOL
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 28

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE SCHOOL
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 33

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: MISCELLANEOUS
by Cyberhwk 5 220 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: MISCELLANEOUS
by Cyberhwk 5 325 Cafe Society

Who are your FIVE (5) favorite characters from Subgroup: MISCELLANEOUS?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:43 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 28

Who are your FIVE (5) favorite characters from Subgroup: MISCELLANEOUS?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:43 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 30

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE PAPER
by Bob Ducca 5 195 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: THE PAPER
by Bob Ducca 5 286 Cafe Society

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE PAPER
This poll will close on 08-18-2010 at 07:51 PM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 18

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE PAPER
This poll will close on 08-18-2010 at 07:51 PM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 19

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: POLITICS
by Maserschmidt 3 145 Cafe Society

Poll: “THE WIRE”: Your Favorite Characters from: POLITICS
by Maserschmidt 3 235 Cafe Society

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: POLITICS?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:25 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 21

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: POLITICS?
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:25 AM
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 24

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And to give the total picture of Characters who have received at least one vote, here’s the entire group. Those with the same raw vote are in descending percent-of-total-for-the poll order. How we select the Final Poll from similar data when the sub-polls are closed is still up for discussion.



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Russell 'Stringer' Bell - Idris Elba (37 episodes)                     34 70.83% 
Preston 'Bodie' Broadus - J.D. Williams (42 episodes)                  33 68.75% 
Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart - Robert F. Chew (24 episodes)        32 66.67% 
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland - Wendell Pierce (60 episodes)            31 79.49% 
Bubbles - Andre Royo (52 episodes)                                     30 100.00% 

Det. Lester Freamon - Clarke Peters (59 episodes)                      30 76.92% 
Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson - Felicia Pearson (25 episodes)                27 56.25% 
Frank Sobotka - Chris Bauer (12 episodes)                              25 80.65% 
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin - Robert Wisdom (27 episodes)                    25 64.10% 
Off. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell - Amy Ryan (20 episodes)                23 76.67% 

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty - Dominic West (60 episodes)                23 58.97% 
Michael Lee - Tristan Wilds (23 episodes)                              22 66.67% 
Duquan 'Dukie' Weems - Jermaine Crawford (23 episodes)                 22 66.67% 
Dennis 'Cutty' Wise - Chad Coleman (26 episodes)                       20 66.67% 
Avon Barksdale - Wood Harris (38 episodes)                             20 41.67% 

Lt. Cedric Daniels - Lance Reddick (60 episodes)                       19 48.72% 
Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs - Sonja Sohn (60 episodes)                  18 46.15% 
Sgt. Ellis Carver - Seth Gilliam (60 episodes)                         18 46.15% 
Det. Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski - Jim True-Frost (50 episodes)         17 43.59% 
Wallace - Michael B. Jordan (13 episodes)                              17 35.42% 

Brother Mouzone - Michael Potts (7 episodes)                           17 35.42% 
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (25 episodes)  16 66.67% 
Nickolas 'Nick' Sobotka - Pablo Schreiber (13 episodes)                16 51.61% 
Randy Wagstaff - Maestro Harrell (14 episodes)                         16 48.48% 
Marlo Stanfield - Jamie Hector (32 episodes)                           16 33.33% 

D'Angelo Barksdale - Larry Gilliard Jr. (18 episodes)                  16 33.33% 
Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice - Hassan Johnson (19 episodes)                  15 31.25% 
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos - Paul Ben-Victor (17 episodes)            14 45.16% 
Slim Charles - Anwan Glover (26 episodes)                              14 29.17% 
Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti - Aidan Gillen (35 episodes)                   13 54.17% 

Maurice 'Maury' Levy - Michael Kostroff (25 episodes)                  13 43.33% 
Det. Thomas 'Herc' Hauk - Domenick Lombardozzi (60 episodes)           13 33.33% 
Norman Wilson - Reg E. Cathey (23 episodes)                            12 50.00% 
Sgt. Jay Landsman - Delaney Williams (45 episodes)                     12 30.77% 
Chris Partlow - Gbenga Akinnagbe (30 episodes)                         12 25.00% 

Alma Gutierrez - Michelle Paress (10 episodes)                         11 57.89% 
Namond Brice - Julito McCullum (14 episodes)                           11 33.33% 
Malik 'Poot' Carr - Tray Chaney (25 episodes)                          11 22.92% 
City Editor Augustus 'Gus' Haynes - Clark Johnson (10 episodes)        10 52.63% 
Asst. State's Atty. Rhonda Pearlman - Deirdre Lovejoy (60 episodes)    10 25.64% 

Butchie - S. Robert Morgan (10 episodes)                               10 20.83% 
Deacon - Melvin Williams (11 episodes)                                  9 30.00% 
Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka - James Ransone (12 episodes)                   9 29.03% 
State Delegate Odell Watkins - Frederick Strother (16 episodes)         8 33.33% 
Sergei 'Serge' Malatov - Chris Ashworth (11 episodes)                   8 25.81% 

Walon - Steve Earle (8 episodes)                                        7 23.33% 
Mike Fletcher - Brandon Young (9 episodes)                              6 31.58% 
Brianna Barksdale - Michael Hyatt (12 episodes)                         6 20.00% 
Assistant Principal Marcia Donnelly - Susan Duvall (12 episodes)        6 18.18% 
De'Londa Brice (Namond’s mother) - Sandi McCree (9 episodes)            5 16.67% 

Dep. Comm. for Operations William A. Rawls - John Doman (60 episodes)   5 12.82% 
Shardene Innes - Wendy Grantham (11 episodes)                           4 13.33% 
Det. Leander Sydnor - Corey Parker Robinson (45 episodes)               4 10.26% 
Major Valchek - Al Brown (19 episodes)                                  4 10.26% 
Scott Templeton - Thomas McCarthy (10 episodes)                         3 15.79% 

Mayor Clarence V. Royce - Glynn Turman (22 episodes)                    3 12.50% 
Judge Daniel Phelan - Peter Gerety (15 episodes)                        3 12.50% 
The Greek - Bill Raymond (10 episodes)                                  3 9.68% 
Donut - Nathan Corbett (8 episodes)                                     3 9.09% 
Kenard - Thuliso Dingwall (16 episodes)                                 3 6.25% 

Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff - Method Man (13 episodes)                     3 6.25% 
Bill Zorzi - William F. Zorzi (9 episodes)                              2 10.53% 
Roger Twigg - Bruce Kirkpatrick (4 episodes)                            2 10.53% 
Chief of Staff Coleman Parker - Cleo Reginald Pizana (15 episodes)      2 8.33% 
Theresa D'Agostino - Brandy Burre (15 episodes)                         2 8.33% 

Andy Krawczyk - Michael Willis (14 episodes)                            2 8.33% 
Councilman Anthony Gray - Christopher Mann (12 episodes)                2 8.33% 
Jen Carcetti - Megan Anderson (13 episodes)                             2 6.67% 
Donette - Shamyl Brown (12 episodes)                                    2 6.67% 
Aimee - Kristin Proctor (6 episodes)                                    2 6.45% 

Zenobia Dawson - Taylor King (5 episodes)                               2 6.06% 
Commissioner Ervin H. Burrell - Frankie Faison (47 episodes)            2 5.13% 
Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow - David Costabile (10 episodes)         1 5.26% 
Executive Editor James C. Whiting III - Sam Freed (9 episodes)          1 5.26% 
Rewrite Man Jay Spry - Donald Neal (7 episodes)                         1 5.26% 

Regional Affairs Editor Rebecca Corbett - Kara Quick (5 episodes)       1 5.26% 
Marla Daniels - Maria Broom (16 episodes)                               1 4.17% 
Council President Nerese Campbell - Marlyne Barrett (10 episodes)       1 4.17% 
Raylene Lee (Michael's Mother) - Shamika Cotton (8 episodes)            1 3.33% 
Sherrod - Rashad Orange (7 episodes)                                    1 3.33% 

Elena McNulty - Callie Thorne (12 episodes)                             1 3.33% 
Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa - Charley Scalies (12 episodes)               1 3.23% 
Maui - Lance Irwin (5 episodes)                                         1 3.23% 
Grace Sampson - Dravon James ... (12 episodes)                          1 3.03% 
Professor David Parenti - Dan DeLuca (11 episodes)                      1 3.03% 

Bug - Keenon Brice (10 episodes)                                        1 3.03% 
Ms. Duquette - Stacie Davis (7 episodes)                                1 3.03% 
Off. Michael Santangelo - Michael Salconi (25 episodes)                 1 2.56% 
Det. Edward Norris - Edward T. Norris (22 episodes)                     1 2.56% 
Lt. Dennis Mello - Jay Landsman (18 episodes)                           1 2.56% 

Benjamin Busch ... Off. Anthony Colicchio (18 episodes)                 1 2.56% 
Det. Ray Cole - Robert F. Colesberry (10 episodes)                      1 2.56% 
Ricardo 'Fat Face Rick' Hendrix - Troj Strickland (7 episodes)          1 2.08% 
Squeak - Mia Arnice Chambers (4 episodes)                               1 2.08% 
Bernard - Melvin Jackson Jr. (4 episodes)                               1 2.08% 


Here’s a simplified update of all 97 characters with at least one vote. See earlier posts for comparisons. Data gathered within the same five minutes this morning:



Who are your EIGHT (8) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE STREET?  
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 11:28 AM 
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 55 

Who are your EIGHT (8) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE LAW?  
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:54 AM 
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 40 

Who are your FIVE (5) favorite characters from Subgroup: MISCELLANEOUS?  
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:43 AM 
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 35 

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE SCHOOL  
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 33 

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE DOCKS?  
This poll will close on 08-18-2010 at 08:03 PM 
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 32 

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: POLITICS?  
This poll will close on 08-19-2010 at 10:25 AM 
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 25 

Who are your THREE (3) favorite characters from Subgroup: THE PAPER  
This poll will close on 08-18-2010 at 07:51 PM 
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 20 
Russell 'Stringer' Bell - Idris Elba (37 episodes)                     39 70.91% 
Preston “Bodie” Broadus - J.D. Williams (42 episodes)                  38 69.09% 
Bubbles - Andre Royo (52 episodes)                                     35 100.00% 
Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart - Robert F. Chew (24 episodes)        35 63.64% 
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland - Wendell Pierce (60 episodes)            32 80.00% 

Det. Lester Freamon - Clarke Peters (59 episodes)                      31 77.50% 
Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson - Felicia Pearson (25 episodes)                30 54.55% 
Off. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell - Amy Ryan (20 episodes)                27 77.14% 
Frank Sobotka - Chris Bauer (12 episodes)                              26 81.25% 
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin - Robert Wisdom (27 episodes)                    26 65.00% 

Avon Barksdale - Wood Harris (38 episodes)                             26 47.27% 
Dennis 'Cutty' Wise - Chad Coleman (26 episodes)                       25 71.43% 
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty - Dominic West (60 episodes)                23 57.50% 
Michael Lee - Tristan Wilds (23 episodes)                              22 66.67% 
Duquan 'Dukie' Weems - Jermaine Crawford (23 episodes)                 22 66.67% 

Brother Mouzone - Michael Potts (7 episodes)                           22 40.00% 
D'Angelo Barksdale - Larry Gilliard Jr. (18 episodes)                  21 38.18% 
Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs - Sonja Sohn (60 episodes)                  19 47.50% 
Lt. Cedric Daniels - Lance Reddick (60 episodes)                       19 47.50%
Wallace - Michael B. Jordan (13 episodes)                              19 34.55% 

Sgt. Ellis Carver - Seth Gilliam (60 episodes)                         18 45.00% 
Marlo Stanfield - Jamie Hector (32 episodes)                           18 32.73% 
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (25 episodes)  17 68.00% 
Nickolas 'Nick' Sobotka - Pablo Schreiber (13 episodes)                17 53.13% 
Det. Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski - Jim True-Frost (50 episodes)         17 42.50% 25
 
Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice - Hassan Johnson (19 episodes)                  17 30.91% 
Randy Wagstaff - Maestro Harrell (14 episodes)                         16 48.48% 
Chris Partlow - Gbenga Akinnagbe (30 episodes)                         15 27.27% 
Slim Charles - Anwan Glover (26 episodes)                              15 27.27% 
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos - Paul Ben-Victor (17 episodes)            14 43.75% 

Maurice 'Maury' Levy - Michael Kostroff (25 episodes)                  14 40.00% 
Det. Thomas 'Herc' Hauk - Domenick Lombardozzi (60 episodes)           14 35.00% 
Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti - Aidan Gillen (35 episodes)                   13 52.00% 
Sgt. Jay Landsman - Delaney Williams (45 episodes)                     13 32.50% 
Norman Wilson - Reg E. Cathey (23 episodes)                            12 48.00% 

Deacon - Melvin Williams (11 episodes)                                 12 34.29% 
Malik 'Poot' Carr - Tray Chaney (25 episodes)                          12 21.82% 
City Editor Augustus 'Gus' Haynes - Clark Johnson (10 episodes)        11 55.00% 
Alma Gutierrez - Michelle Paress (10 episodes)                         11 55.00% 
Namond Brice - Julito McCullum (14 episodes)                           11 33.33% 

Asst. State's Atty. Rhonda Pearlman - Deirdre Lovejoy (60 episodes)    11 27.50% 
Butchie - S. Robert Morgan (10 episodes)                               11 20.00% 
Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka - James Ransone (12 episodes)                   9 28.13% 
Walon - Steve Earle (8 episodes)                                        9 25.71% 
State Delegate Odell Watkins - Frederick Strother (16 episodes)         8 32.00% 

Sergei 'Serge' Malatov - Chris Ashworth (11 episodes)                   8 25.00% 
Mike Fletcher - Brandon Young (9 episodes)                              7 35.00% 
Assistant Principal Marcia Donnelly - Susan Duvall (12 episodes)        6 18.18% 
Brianna Barksdale - Michael Hyatt (12 episodes)                         6 17.14% 
De'Londa Brice (Namond’s mother) - Sandi McCree (9 episodes)            6 17.14% 50

Dep. Comm. for Operations William A. Rawls - John Doman (60 episodes)   6 15.00% 
Shardene Innes - Wendy Grantham (11 episodes)                           5 14.29% 
The Greek - Bill Raymond (10 episodes)                                  4 12.50% 
Major Valchek - Al Brown (19 episodes)                                  4 10.00% 
Det. Leander Sydnor - Corey Parker Robinson (45 episodes)               4 10.00% 

Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff - Method Man (13 episodes)                     4 7.27% 
Scott Templeton - Thomas McCarthy (10 episodes)                         3 15.00% 
Mayor Clarence V. Royce - Glynn Turman (22 episodes)                    3 12.00% 
Judge Daniel Phelan - Peter Gerety (15 episodes)                        3 12.00% 
Councilman Anthony Gray - Christopher Mann (12 episodes)                3 12.00% 

Donut - Nathan Corbett (8 episodes)                                     3 9.09% 
Jen Carcetti - Megan Anderson (13 episodes)                             3 8.57% 
Kenard - Thuliso Dingwall (16 episodes)                                 3 5.45% 
Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow - David Costabile (10 episodes)         2 10.00% 
Bill Zorzi - William F. Zorzi (9 episodes)                              2 10.00% 

Roger Twigg - Bruce Kirkpatrick (4 episodes)                            2 10.00%
Chief of Staff Coleman Parker - Cleo Reginald Pizana (15 episodes)      2 8.00% 
Theresa D'Agostino - Brandy Burre (15 episodes)                         2 8.00% 
Andy Krawczyk - Michael Willis (14 episodes)                            2 8.00% 
Aimee - Kristin Proctor (6 episodes)                                    2 6.25% 

Zenobia Dawson - Taylor King (5 episodes)                               2 6.06% 
Johnny Weeks - Leo Fitzpatrick (14 episodes)                            2 5.71% 
Donette - Shamyl Brown (12 episodes)                                    2 5.71% 
Commissioner Ervin H. Burrell - Frankie Faison (47 episodes)            2 5.00% 
Executive Editor James C. Whiting III - Sam Freed (9 episodes)          1 5.00% 75

Rewrite Man Jay Spry - Donald Neal (7 episodes)                         1 5.00% 
Regional Affairs Editor Rebecca Corbett - Kara Quick (5 episodes)       1 5.00% 
Marla Daniels - Maria Broom (16 episodes)                               1 4.00% 
Council President Nerese Campbell - Marlyne Barrett (10 episodes)       1 4.00% 
Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa - Charley Scalies (12 episodes)               1 3.13% 

Maui - Lance Irwin (5 episodes)                                         1 3.13% 
Grace Sampson - Dravon James ... (12 episodes)                          1 3.03% 
Professor David Parenti - Dan DeLuca (11 episodes)                      1 3.03% 
Bug - Keenon Brice (10 episodes)                                        1 3.03% 
Ms. Duquette - Stacie Davis (7 episodes)                                1 3.03% 

Elena McNulty - Callie Thorne (12 episodes)                             1 2.86% 
Raylene Lee (Michael's Mother) - Shamika Cotton (8 episodes)            1 2.86% 
Sherrod - Rashad Orange (7 episodes)                                    1 2.86% 
Off. Michael Santangelo - Michael Salconi (25 episodes)                 1 2.50% 
Det. Edward Norris - Edward T. Norris (22 episodes)                     1 2.50% 

Lt. Dennis Mello - Jay Landsman (18 episodes)                           1 2.50% 
Benjamin Busch ... Off. Anthony Colicchio (18 episodes)                 1 2.50% 
Det. Ray Cole - Robert F. Colesberry (10 episodes)                      1 2.50% 
Wendell 'Orlando' Blocker - Clayton LeBouef (7 episodes)                1 1.82% 
Ricardo 'Fat Face Rick' Hendrix - Troj Strickland (7 episodes)          1 1.82% 

Squeak - Mia Arnice Chambers (4 episodes)                               1 1.82% 
Bernard - Melvin Jackson Jr. (4 episodes)                               1 1.82% 97